Lisa’s Comments (group member since Sep 23, 2009)

Lisa’s comments from the Should have read classics group.

I watched an interesting program about Jules Verne last Thursday. It was called "Prophets of Science Fiction" and it discussed how Verne was somewhat the father of the science fiction genre. It gave examples from his books of inventions that science has now made true. It was really interesting. It also gave bits and pieces from his life. Did anyone know that he was shot by a younger relative later in his life that left him crippled and very depressed? He then burned all of his papers except for one manuscript that was not revealed until in the late 90's. Just fascinating!

Hello and welcome Catherine! I hope that you enjoy this group and find some time to read something other than textbooks!

I'm afraid if I used bacon, my dog would eat the entire book!

Niq wrote: "Everyman wrote: "Christine wrote: "Seriously, people, don't use cheese, please. "

Maybe a slice of salami? :)"

Or bacon? :P"

I always tend to snack when I read, but that is one thing that I have never thought about using!

Hello and welcome to the group Melissa! I hope that you enjoy it and find some wonderful, new books to fall in read with! Thanks for joining!

Pat wrote: "I have read this book twice. Once some 50 years ago, and at the end of last year. The book was given to me as a school prize. I find it one of the first detective novels written and a very good det..."

It seems that Collins is the cosidered the first in other literary catagories. This is the first detective novel and then The Woman in White was considered one of the first suspense novels.

Jennie wrote: "Wow just found an online game called Mystery Masterpiece: The Moonstone ! lol"

Are you going to play it?

Cleo wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I tried to read The Name of the Rose and had to stop about halfway, I just lost interest in it also, maybe some other time? ..."

Ah, thank you for telling me this; I'm not the only on..."

I really enjoy the Brother Cadfael mysteries as well!

Alright, I'm only 22% done, but I have some ideas as to what happened to the diamond. Does anyone want to voice some ideas?

Amy J. wrote: "Lisa wrote: "The authors challenge has finally been worked out and I'm really excited about this one! There is a list of 8 authors(4 male, 4 female), these will be done in a seasonal format, so 2 ..."

Sorry Amy for the delay. We planned it for two authors for those three months so Verne and Montgomery for these three months, then Milne and Wharton for the next three.

Robert wrote: "Today I purchased my first Kindle. After lots of research and debate, I settled on the Touch. Tonight I loaded my very first book: Around the World in Eighty Days. I figure this would be a good ..."

Congratulations on your purchase Robert! I hope that you enjoy it as well as the book! I got a Kindle for Christmas and have really enjoyed it. Have fun and happy reading.

Cleo wrote: "I'm reading Lady Audley's Secret and am really enjoying it!

In between I'm reading A Tale of Two Cities and had to stop about halfway, I just lost interest in it also, maybe some other time?

The winner for March is The Three Musketeers. Thanks to everyone for voting and nominating.

Hello and welcome to the new members! I can't keep up with individual names, but welcome and I hope that you enjoy the group!

Ha, I just realized that sounds like I'm channeling my high school English teacher. Sorry about that!

Where is everyone one this one so far? How do you like the characters and how Collins tells the story? Who is your favorite character and who is your least favorite? If you have read other books by Collins, how do you think that they compare to this one?

As usual, I'm late in starting to read this one. I picked it up last night and was pleasently surprised by how quickly it goes. I have never read Verne before and for some reason thought he would be a difficult read.
I must say that Passepartout is brave to tackle a job with this gentleman! I guess after awhile it would be be relaxing since you know what to expect, but goodness, having your water at 86 degrees? That would be exacting!

Hello and welcome to the group Lee!

I also enjoyed how he described his subsequent married life as going up and down the stairs at the same time. Oh so funny!

Zuzana wrote: "I'm fond of Betteredge despite some of his opinions of women.

“When a woman wants me to do anything (my daughter, or not, it doesn't matter), I always insist on knowing why. The oftener you make t..."

I would have to agree with you Zuzana! I finally started this last night and I literally laughed out loud while reading. Betteridge is quite entertaining! His total love of "Robinson Crusoe" and how it leads his life is just clever. I can only imagine that having him as a father and employee would have been exasperating and entertaining at the same time. When he described how he proposed marriage to his wife and the reason, just classic.